The Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) hereby gives public notice that it is the policy of the SEIRPC to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, related statutes and regulation provide that no person shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 amended Title VI to specify that entire institutions receiving federal funds, whether schools, colleges, government entities, or private employers, must comply with Federal civil rights laws, rather than just the programs or activities that receive federal funds.

We are also concerned about the impacts of our programs, projects and activities on low income and minority populations (“Environmental Justice”) under Title VI. Any person who believes that they are being denied participation in a project, being denied benefits of a program, or otherwise being discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability, may contact:

• Zach James

        Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission

        319-753-4313

        OR

• Civil Rights Coordinator – Iowa Department of Transportation

        Bureau of Civil Rights

        800-262-0003 or 515-262-1921

YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE ABOVE INDIVIDUAL OR IOWA DOT OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NO LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION OCCURRED, OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A CONTINUING COURSE OF CONDUCT, NO LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION WAS DISCONTINUED. CONTACT THE CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE IOWA DOT’S TITLE VI PROGRAM.

SEIRPC Title VI Complaint Form

SEIRPC Title VI Complaint Process

SEIRPC Title VI Plan 2020

IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
400 East 14th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319-1004
515-281-4121   I   800-457-4416

How to file: 
https://icrc.iowa.gov/file-complaint

Complaint Form: 
https://icrc.iowa.gov/forms/complaint-form

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator
East Building, 5th Floor - TCR

 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
816-329-3770

http://www.fta.dot.gov/civil_rights.html 

For more information see “Filing a Title VI Complaint with the FTA."